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European Flat Oyster

Mollusks

Ostrea edulis, commonly known as the European flat oyster, is a species of oyster native to Europe. In Great Britain and Ireland it is known locally as the Colchester native oyster, mud oyster or edible oyster, while in France it is called huitres plates, except for the variety harvested from the Belon River estuary in Brittany, which is known as the Belon.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Filter Feeder 1
System (Realm)
Marine 2
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 1
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
GNR Unranked 3
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Scientific Name
Ostrea edulis 5
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 6
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Bivalvia, Taxa
Source Wikidata: European Flat Oyster

In Biome

Estuary, Biomes
Source Wikidata: European Flat Oyster
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Found In

Australia

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Belgium

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Canada

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Denmark

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Egypt

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Fiji

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France

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Ireland

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Malta

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Mauritius

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Mexico

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Namibia

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Netherlands

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Norway

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Portugal

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South Africa

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Spain

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Sweden

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Tonga

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Tunisia

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Turkey

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Ukraine

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United Kingdom

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United States

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Sources
1. SeaLifeBase: Ostrea edulis summary
SeaLifeBase
  • Biology
    Suspension feeders; filters phytoplankton from the ambient waters.
  • Human uses
    Fisheries: commercial
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2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
3. NatureServe Explorer: Ostrea edulis
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "GNR"
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4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Bivalvia
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 43
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 43
"cites_listing":"I/II/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Mollusca","class":"Bivalvia","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Huîtres, Moules, Peignes","language":"FR"},{"name":"Clams And Mussels","language":"EN"},{"name":"Almejas, Mejillones","language":"ES"},{"name":"双壳纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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5. Wikipedia: Ostrea edulis
WikipediaWikidata Q729678 (P225 taxon name)View the Source
6. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Ostrea edulis
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 2286060, category field
Quote, GBIF taxon key 2286060, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
Wikidata: European Flat Oyster
  • Wikidata Q729678, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Child Taxon Of: Bivalvia, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
  • In Biome: Estuary, Introduction
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